Table 1 Adapted from AAOS guidelines for elective surgery [5]
From: COVID-19 - ESSKA guidelines and recommendations for resuming elective surgery
Category | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Degree of emergency | Emergency | Urgent | Urgent/ Somewhat elective | Elective |
Types of procedures (non-exhaustive selection) | Life- or limb-threatening conditions | Joint/arthroplasty infections Most trauma cases | Acute intra- and periarticular ligament & tendon conditions (e.g. ACL tears, meniscus bucket handle tears) Selected trauma cases | Total joint arthroplasty Osteotomies Chronic intra- and periarticular ligament & tendon conditions Chronic peripheral nerve compression syndromes |